Unit Assistant

Shared Health-Soins Communs; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health in Winnipeg is seeking a Unit Assistant to join the health care team and help with patient care and basic supportive duties. You will work under supervision and contribute to patient comfort and safety in a dynamic clinical environment.

The successful candidate will have health care aide training, strong English communication, and the ability to organize tasks in a busy unit while respecting privacy and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• PHIA/WHMIS training will be provided during probation.
• Familiarity with regional, site and unit policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand roles within the health care team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care under supervision of RNs and LPNs.
• Provide basic supportive care and help maintain patient comfort.

Skills

Patient care

PHIA training

WHMIS training

English language

Team player

Prioritization

Self-development

Communication skills

Education

Grade 10 education

Health Care Aide certificate/course

Job description

Position Overview

Under the general supervision of the Manager, Health Services, RN, RPN, and/or LPN, the Unit Assistant acts as a member of the health care team, assisting with patient care and providing basic supportive care as directed. The Unit Assistant demonstrates a commitment to the vision, values, goals, and objectives of the region/facility/unit.

Experience

• Previous patient care experience preferred.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Minimum grade 10 education, Manitoba standards, required.
• Successful completion of a recognized Health Care Aide course required.

Qualifications And Skills

• Information and/or training will be provided within the probation period for the following:
  • Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) and Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions).
  • Regional, site and unit policies and procedures.
  • Roles and responsibilities of members of the health care team.
• Excellent command of the English language (both oral and written).
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
• General skills and ability to perform all tasks and responsibilities relevant to the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assigned workload.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Ability to perform as a team member and seek assistance as necessary.

Physical Requirements

• Position involves extensive physical activity such as lifting, transferring and transporting patients and equipment.

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Employer: Shared Health

City: Winnipeg

Salary: $22.475 , $23.136 , $23.816 , $24.515 , $25.238 , $25.982 , $26.748

FTE: Casual

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 12.00

Annual Base Hours: 2015

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.